Now Open in Paris

Blackrock Expert Services is pleased to announce the establishment of our permanent Continental Europe footprint with the addition of an office in Paris. Our world class service and expertise is growing globally and it will now be easier than ever to access our team on an international platform.

Wind Farm

Port Container Terminal

A three phase extension of a container terminal including construction of a new jetty and upgrading of the existing wharf, which was terminated.

Industrial Research Facility

Complex building envelope for a large petroleum research facility.

Urban Regeneration Project

Mixed-use urban regeneration project consisting of 5 buildings, with total site area of 5.8 acres, comprising commercial, residential and retail space.

Mixed-use Development

Refurbishment of a mixed-use development including a new central core refurbishment of 5 floors and construction of an additional floor, where the project experienced adverse ground conditions and partywall issues.

Combined Cycle Power Plant

A combined cycle electricity power plant and desalination facility.

Oil & Gas Processing Plant

High value construction project involving six initial production facilities to process crude oil, water and gas from wells on three different sites, to increase the oil production capacity of an oil field development.

Submicron Semiconductor Production Line

Extension to and construction of a new Submicron Semiconductor production line.

Medical & Research Centre

World class hospital and medical research facility.

Waste Water Plant

Construction of a waste water plant in the UK.

Mineral Processing Plant

Mineral processing plant on the site of an open-cut copper mine.

Urban Building Development

Large urban mixed-use building refurbishment in a major city centre.

Gas Liquefaction Plant

A gas liquefaction plant where a dispute arose between the Main Contractor and one of their Subcontractors on a re-measurement contract.

Listed Building

Rebuilding of a listed building following the collapse of a partywall.

Residential Development

Development comprising 18 new build luxury apartments, split between two blocks, where various design defects were alleged in both the roof and various balconies.

International Airport

Supply and installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works to a major international airport, where key issues included:

Closed Cycle Power Plant

Conversion of an open cycle power plant into closed cycle power plant by installing a steam turbine to work alongside the two existing gas turbines.

Art Gallery

Extension of an iconic art gallery with a complex facade.

On-shore Oil Tank Farm

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an on-shore oil tank farm with associated pump station, substation, control and administration buildings

High-end Residential Accommodation

Refurbishment of an eight-storey hotel into a high-end residential accommodation in a prime city centre location.

Sewer Replacement

Remedial works on a section of sewer owing to a concrete blockage which occurred when installing a retaining wall to protect nearby cliff side properties from rock falls.

Leisure & Youth Centre

A leisure and youth centre development where a dispute arose regarding delay and disruption to the project.

Television Studios

Defective steelwork discovered within a newly built television studios whilst the works on-site were being completed.

Grade II Listed Building

Redevelopment of a Grade II listed building in a major city centre, where defective groundworks and site investigation flaws delayed project progress.

Commercial Mix-use Premises

Multi-story building that underwent substantial structural and internal refurbishment by the landlord while the existing sitting tenant ran a successful business from the ground-floor premises.

Rail Project

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) rail project including the construction of a train maintenance depot, satellite sidings, head shunt and an accommodation block.

Residential Development

Remediation works to fire and subsequently flood damaged residential development.

Airport Terminal & Links

Construction of a new terminal and links to an existing airport, where the project was terminated.

Multi-storey Office Building

Refurbishment of multiple floors of an office building where design issues and logistics caused delay and disruption.

Underground Civils Works

Construction of the main underground civils works to a pumped-storage power station, including intake pipework, power house complexes and mains access tunnels.

Biogas Plant

Biogas plant to convert waste material into gas to be supplied to the national grid, where the project experienced equipment issues and feedstock deficiencies.

Piping Refurbishment

On-shore to off-shore piping refurbishment for tanker loading from an oil refinery, where the project experienced design issues.

Building Refurbishment

Refurbishment of existing buildings into a distillery, including associated mechanical and electrical (M&E) works.

Mixed-use Skyscraper

A multi-story mixed-use development in the UAE, consisting of a complex of three towers, where the project was terminated following slow progress to the works.

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Blackrock Expert Services is a leading specialist professional consultancy providing high quality expert witness, construction consulting and tribunal services with a distinguished track record of working on iconic and complex construction projects around the world.

The company was founded in 2009 by experienced programme and construction manager David Barry, and is widely recognised as a market leader in delay and quantum expert witness services. The company employs individual directors who are all experts in their fields and who have extensive testifying experience in International Arbitration, Courts such as the TCC in the UK, and other dispute resolution forums.

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